Legal Opinion
Leek v. Theis
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 17, 1975No. 47,885PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schroeder, J.:
This is an original action in quo warranto brought pursuant to Art. 3, § 3, of the Kansas Constitution and K. S. A. 60-1201 et seq.
At immediate issue is a position on the Kansas adult authority claimed by the rival appointees of the immediate past governor, Robert Docking, and the present governor, Robert Bennett.
The legal issue is whether the provisions of K. S. A. 22-3707 providing for senatorial confirmation of gubernatorial appoint ments to the Kansas adult authority is constitutional. Involved in the determination of this issue is…
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